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Accenture Will Hire 60,000 in 2012
Market researcher Everest Group expects that in 2012 the IT outsourcing market will be driven by cloud computing and M&A activity. Although it seems that the economic crisis will still loom large in the first half of the year, by this fall, increased business confidence is expected to boost the growth in the outsourcing segment.
China To Be World’s Largest E-Commerce Market by 2015
China is seeing a boom in the e-commerce segment. According to Forrester Research, business to consumer sales in China are expected to triple to $159 billion in 2015 from $49 billion in 2010. Yet, within retail sales, e-commerce sales will account for a mere 5% share in the next three to five years. While that
MobiTV Faces Stiff Competition
Long before the likes of Hulu and Netflix hit the mobile device TV space, another player was making inroads in the segment. Founded in 2000, California-based MobiTV is a leading provider of premium end-to-end mobile media solutions. Their service offerings include a platform that not only delivers live TV and video on-demand, but also has
Guidewire Gearing For IPO; Looks Solid
Not only are Internet companies vying for the stock market, other software companies are also lining up. Earlier this year, insurance technology provider Guidewire Software filed their S-1 to raise more than $100 million to expand business. Guidewire’s offerings cater to a market that Gartner estimated was worth $14.5 billion last year, of which $4
58.com Looks Uncertain
Last year, 22 Chinese players listed in the U.S., raising more than $2.8 billion from the market. The current year was comparatively slower with seven Chinese IPOs listing on the New York Stock Exchange and raising a total of $1.5 billion. The weak global economy is causing some Chinese companies to stay away from listing
Acquire RIMM For Patent Portfolio?
It does not seem that Research in Motion’s (NASDAQ:RIMM) shaky position will improve anytime soon. According to research firm, Canalys, the company’s BlackBerry phones accounted for a mere 9% of the smart phone market in the U.S. during the third quarter of this year, compared with a 24% share reported a year ago. Android devices continued
Fusion-io Well Positioned In A Data-Hungry World
According to an IDC report, increasing deployment of virtualized data centers has resulted in enterprises shifting their focus from improving capital efficiency to improving operational efficiency. These organizations’ IT departments are looking for solutions that help to improve data capacity efficiency, and they are moving away from the traditional rotating magnetic media such as hard disk
Lashou Makes Me Queasy
It is not just technology companies in the U.S. that have been toying with the idea of going public this year. Several international technology companies are also evaluating the possibility of listing themselves on the U.S. stock exchanges. The Bloomberg IPO Index may have reported a decline of 26% this year, compared with a 5%